Saturday, February 25, 2017

Sailor Arrest for Being AWOL Needed Breast Pump For New Baby?

Later, the judge told the newspaper his assistant bought a breast pump for $42.39 and gave it to Gnecco.

A 24-year-old U.S. Navy sailor who had a baby in August was arrested and remains on a military hold after being accused of deserting her post, court records show.
Ana Lucia Gnecco was arrested Wednesday at her parents' home in Hollywood, Florida, after failing to report on Jan. 14 to her base in Portsmouth, Virginia, where she is a seaman quartermaster and worked in the reception and medical support at the Naval Medical Center.
Her father, Armando Rodriguez, told the SunSentinel he didn't know she left the Navy earlier than she should have.
"She basically went AWOL; that's what the Navy is claiming," he told the newspaper.
The arrest was the last resort, said Christina Johnson, a Navy public affairs officer for the medical center. "She was in contact with her command and with the Navy's arm that would bring her back to duty. All efforts were made to get her back to work, but she chose to stay there."
When someone misses a return day by 30 days, "it's considered desertion," Johnson said.read more here

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